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Chambord, France, September 20, 2019 - As of September 15, 2019, the Domaine national de Chambord recorded an 11% increase in attendance compared to 2018 with nearly 92,000 visitors.

Attendance in August 2019 was exceptional with the largest attendance ever recorded since the opening of the monument to the public in 1821 (with peaks at 10,000 visitors per day)!

For the third consecutive year, more than one million visitors will have been welcomed at Chambord Castle (more than two million on the estate). Recall that in 2017, the attendance of the area had jumped 26% after the return of French gardens.

Chambord is to date the most visited monument of the Loire Valley and the second most visited castle in France.

Photo taken during the 500th anniversary fireworks in Chambord on September 6th, 2019.

© National Domain of Chambord -Léonard de Serres